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Irrigation in agriculture accounts for 75% of water use, and its proper management is essential. The increasing scarcity of water, due to the impacts of climate change and the increase in the irrigated area, has been driving the adoption of irrigation strategies appropriate to each crop-soil-climate combination, aiming to reduce water consumption, which requires high precision in estimating irrigation needs, as well as correct dimensioning and maintenance of irrigation systems. The increasing digitalization of irrigation and the adoption of new forms of management (e.g. precision irrigation) require the use of software and sensors to support irrigation management and control, thus making it necessary for users to acquire new skills. Irrigation in agriculture accounts for 75% of water use, and its proper management is essential. The increasing scarcity of water, due to the impacts of climate change and the increase in the irrigated area, has been driving the adoption of irrigation strategies appropriate to each crop-soil-climate combination, aiming at reducing water consumption, which requires high precision in estimating irrigation needs, as well as correct dimensioning and maintenance of irrigation systems. The increasing digitalization of irrigation and the adoption of new forms of management (e.g. precision irrigation) require the use of software and sensors to support irrigation management and control, thus making it necessary for users to acquire new skills.
Goals
The objective of this course is to provide the necessary knowledge on concepts related to irrigation management and management and the sizing of irrigation systems. This training aims to strike a balance between the consolidation of concepts in the area of irrigation and the learning of new methods and technologies, including those for measuring water flows in plants and soil and diagnosing water stress, interpretation of multispectral images, including thermal images, as well as the acquisition of knowledge in the use of software to estimate crop irrigation needs and for the design of irrigation systems.
Recipients
Module 1 – mandatory; remaining modules can be attended separately.
- Module 1 – Fundamental concepts of irrigation: soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and basic notions of hydraulics
- Module 2 – Irrigation needs: determining the irrigation needs of continuous and discontinuous covers in the context of climate variability and change
- Module 3 – Irrigation systems and equipment: construction, sizing, maintenance and evaluation of irrigation systems
- Module 4 – Irrigation management: irrigation aimed at optimizing production, controlled deficit irrigation
- Module 5 – Emerging technologies: irrigation sensing and precision irrigation
Internship/case study
Requirements
Applications
Opening - March 28, 2023
Closing date - February 1, 2024
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Coordination and Trainers
- Isabel Alves
- John Rolim
- Maria of the Rosary Cameira
- Teresa Afonso do Paço
Information
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Course TypeList item 1Specialization Course
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OperationIn person
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DurationList item 2117 h (total) organized in 13 weeks
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Start DateList item 3April 5, 2024
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End DateList item 4June 28, 2024
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RegimeAfter-work
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TimeFriday (6pm-8:30pm) and Saturday (9am-1pm and 2pm-4:30pm) 3 sessions per week from 5:30pm to 8pm × 2 weeks
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Credits7 ECTS
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AssessmentYes
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Vacancies25
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PriceTotal: 600.00 EUR Each module: 150.00 EUR (mandatory attendance of the 1st module; possibility of attending other separate modules)
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